2023 BOE Updates
ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board of Education UPDATE
DECEMBER 2023
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Board of Education Trustees
December 6, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING/STUDY SESSION
Earhart Road Building, 3700 Earhart Road, Ann Arbor
ALSO MADE AVAILABLE LIVE ON ZOOM
This meeting may be viewed in its entirety through CTN Video
PUBLIC COMMENTARY
1 Megan Tyler
2 Jaye Starr Boz
3 Alicia Simon
4 Kashatria Moore
5 Jessica Moore
6 Jasmine Moore
7 Basit Zafar
8 Jariatul Karim
9 Nathaniel Powell
10 Russ Furrha
11 Nadia Nazir
12 Jordan Else
13 Haneen Salim
14 Saleema Nawab
15 Robert Stross
INFORMATION ITEMS
- Ms. Parks presented a superintendent update
BRIEFING ITEMS
- Board Engagement Policy 1080 - Section School Visits by Board Members
- Board Policy 1110 - Selection of Officers and Length of Term - Section Election Process
ACTION ITEMS
- Approved Annex AN-2149: Huron High School Pool Equipment Hoist Monorail System contracts: Lee Machinery Movers of Pontiac, MI for hoisting in the amount of $133,767; Spence Brothers of Ann Arbor, MI for general trades in the amount of $99,000; Recommended total award of $232,767 plus a 15% contingency of $34,915 for a total award of $267,682 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.
- Approved Annex AN-2150: Pioneer High School Boiler House slab repair contracts: RAM Construction Services, Inc. of Livonia, MI for boiler house slab repair in the amount of $114,000; Recommended award of $114,000 plus a 15% contingency of $17,100 for a total award of $131,100 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.
- Approved Annex AN-2153: Lawton Elementary School South Lawn Drainage Improvement contracts for Lawton Elementary School to the following vendors in the respective amounts: Highland Services of Howell, MI for site work and concrete in the amount of $62,942; Heritage and Company, Inc. of Oxford, MI for landscaping in the amount of $27,626 Recommended total award of $90,568 plus a 20% contingency of $18,114 for a total award of $108,682 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.
- Approved Annex AN-2152: Clague Middle School Elevator Upgrades contract: Lardner Elevator Company of Detroit, MI for elevator upgrades in the amount of $205,664 Recommended total award of $205,664 plus a 15% contingency of $30,850 for a total award of $236,514 to be paid from Capital Program funds.
- Approved Annex AN-2148: Huron High School pool improvements contracts: Baruzzini Contracting of Brighton, MI for pool equipment in the amount of $745,016;Spence Brothers of Ann Arbor, MI for general trades in the amount of $313,000;Laibe Electric of Perrysburg, OH for electrical work in the amount of $220,670. Recommended total award of $1,278,686 plus a 15% contingency of $191,803 for a total award of $1,470,489 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.
- Approved Annex AN-2151: Stone School Road Property - demolition of remaining structures contract to Dore and Associates, Inc. of Bay City, MI for building demolition in the amount of $176,300 Recommended total award of $176,300 plus a 15% contingency of $26,455, for a total award of $202,745 to be paid from the Capital Program funds.
- Designated Dawn Magee as Director and Darci Francoeur as Alternate to the Metropolitan Association for Improved School Legislation (MAISL) Joint Risk Management Trust.
- Approved Land Acknolwedgement statement to be read at the first Regular Board Meeting of each month:
“We acknowledge that the Ann Arbor Public School District occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary lands of the Anishinaabek – Three Fires Confederacy, the Odawa (Ottawa), Ojibwe (Chippewa), and Bode'wadmi (Potawatomi). The taking of this land was formalized, in a process alien to native cultures, by the Treaty of Detroit in 1807. The Ann Arbor Public Schools recognizes that many other native peoples lived on this land at different times including the Fox, Sauk, Shawnee, Kickapoo, Miami, Musketoon, and Cherokee, many of whom were forcibly removed from their homelands. Acknowledgment by itself is a small gesture and does not exist in the past or solely in a historical context: Colonialism is a current, ongoing process, and we understand our responsibility in educating students about our participation. We further recognize the ongoing relationship and dependence upon, and respect for, all living beings of earth, sky, and water. It is our responsibility to care for this land, and we honor, with our deepest gratitude, the native people who have and will continue to steward it for generations. ”
STUDY SESSION
The Board discussed the superintendent search process and approved the Executive Committee to meet with HYA to determine salary range and return recommendations for full board discussion.
December 13, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING
Earhart Road Building, 3700 Earhart Road, Ann Arbor
ALSO MADE AVAILABLE LIVE ON ZOOM
This meeting may be viewed in its entirety through CTN Video
PUBLIC COMMENTARY
1. Catie Cherri
2. Daniel Sorkin
3. Grant Richmond
4. Marla Linderman Richelew
5. Malek Farha
6. Naomi Richelew
7. Eileen Freed
8. Kashatria Moore
9. Jasmine Moore
INFORMATION ITEMS
Ms. Parks presented the superintendent update.
Dr. Berger presented the Student Enrollment Fall 2023 Annual Report
ACTION ITEMS
- Approved the appointment of Ms. Crystal Francis to serve as the Ann Arbor Public Schools AAPAC representative for the Washtenaw Intermediate School District Parent Advisory Committee.
- Adopted Revised Board Bylaw 1080 - Board Engagement: School Visits section.
- Approved the superintendent search interview schedule of March 6, March 16 and April 3, and a date range of March 18 - April 26 for site visits.
December 20, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING
Earhart Road Building, 3700 Earhart Road, Ann Arbor
ALSO MADE AVAILABLE LIVE ON ZOOM
This meeting may be viewed in its entirety through CTN Video
PUBLIC COMMENTARY
1 Deborah Field
2 Waseem Ostwani
3 Ellen Schwartz
4 Abby Rosenbaum
5 Malak Samaha
6 RIMA Hassouneh
7 Eileen Freed
8 Sharon Sorkin
9 Edward Trager
10 Josh Rubin
11 Leora Rubin
12 Naomi Goldberg
13 Alison Bank
14 Irene Butter
15 Tahani Othman
16 Fareeda Mallick
17 Wiener Julie
18 David Fain
19 Suleyman Uludag
20 Waseem Ostwani
21 Lenore Gerstein
22 Diane Blumson
23 Brian Berman
24 David Lauer
25 Deborah Katz
26 Paige Abdullah
27 Barbara Stark-Nemon
28 Jariatul Karim
29 Ruth Gretzinger
30 Jason Gumenick
31 Nancy Khalil
32 Bob Galardi
33 Jordan Else
34 Zackariah Farah
35 Vania Rabago
36 Tasneem Madani
37 Basit Zafar
38 Ray Jabr
39 Anurima Kumar
40 Barry Dunietz
41 Emad Abou-Arab
42 Kamal Aggour
43 Barry Dunietz
44 Marc Bernstein
45 Jennifer Lewis
46 Tahir Khan
47 Beth Pearson
48 Dorene Weisberg
49 Jennifer Russell
50 Abigail Kohn
51 Eliot Schlaack
52 Lauren Sharp
53 Jennifer Allan
54 Aaron Mariasy
55 Elizabeth Engel
56 Elizabeth Scafe
57 Sumayya Sahin
58 Nadia Nazir
59 Neal Elyakin
60 Anurima Kumar
61 Sonya Lewis
62 Faiz Syed
63 Abigail Samuels
64 Jacob Engels
65 Irem Qamar Qamar
66 Saima Mohammad
67 Danyah Aljammal
68 Andrew Smith
69 Hadil Ghoneim
70 Angelica Esquivel
71 Nina Eusani
72 Jeremy Bloom
73 Sarah Raful
INFORMATION ITEMS
Ms. Parks presented a superintendent update
The Capital Program Team presented the Capital Program 2023 Annual Report
BRIEFING ITEMS
ACTION ITEMS
- Approved Superintendent Salary Range to be posted at $240,000 to $305,000.
- Approved the Board Meeting Calendar February 2024-July 2024
- Moved the Resolution Calling for Ceasefire in Gaza to Board Action on January 17, 2024 Organizational Meeting agenda.